UEW: Granduands stranded as Gov’t fails to constitute University Council

Thousands of graduating students of the University of Education, Winneba have been left stranded on the campus as their graduation is in limbo.

The situation is due to the delay by the government in reconstituting University’s Governing Council which has the mandate to superintend the graduation ceremony.

The Council’s mandate expired on Wednesday 17th of June but despite weeks of notice by the authorities of the University to the Ministry of Education and the National Council for Tertiary Education(NCTE) the Governing Council has still not being reconstituted.

The situation if not resolved is likely to affect the academic advancement of the said students numbering over 15,000 made up of diplomats, first degrees, masters and PhD students.

Some of the graduating students who have traveled far distances to attend tomorrow’s ceremony are now left stranded on the campus as authorities cannot also give them assurance as to the stagging of tomorrow’s event and subsequent ones in Kumasi, Mampong campuses of the university.

Some of the prospective graduates who spoke to Starr News Central regional correspondent Kwaku Baah-Acheamfour are worried about the negative development and are calling on the President Akufo-Addo to intervene by ensuring that their future is not jeopardized.

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